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Dire Straits’ Knopfler, Illsley tell story of recording Brothers In Arms as album reissued
From Sting barking on Money for Nothing to replacing the drummer halfway through, recording the band’s bestselling album was ...
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The Dire Straits Hit That Bassist John Illsley Compared to a Misunderstood Picasso
This Dire Straits hit looked effortless but really wasn't, an illusion bassist John Illsley compared to a misunderstood ...
How Guy Fletcher and a classic ‘80s synth became Dire Straits’ secret weapon on Brothers In Arms
"Guy had turned up at my house one day in a Hillman Hunter," Knopfler tells Paul Sexton in the liner notes for the new 40th ...
Dire Straits celebrate the release of iconic album 40 years ago with special new release
A special 40th anniversary edition of Brothers in Arms will be released tomorrow on CD, vinyl and Blu-Ray. It features a ...
“A brutal dictatorship”: the feud that forced Dire Straits to quit at their peak
The curse of the rock band impacted Dire Straits as the group was forced to call it a day despite being at their musical peak. Read more about it here.
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When Dire Straits swept the world: Anatomy of a group devoured by success
Brothers in Arms,’ the album that consolidated and ended the band, turns 40 and is being reissued as a luxury item. Its ...
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Dire Straits' iconic album celebrated on its 40th anniversary with special release
It was the quintessential everyman's album - despite many fans only recently realizing the meaning of the bands name - that ...
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Dire Straits' seminal album Brothers In Arms is 'a cultural phenomenon' 40 years on
Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms 'summed up the 1980s' and was the ultimate 'everyman' record that just about everyone had a ...